Auth bypass in Pylixm Django-Mdeditor
CVE-2025-13030
All versions of the package django-mdeditor are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function in the image upload endpoint. An attacker can upload malicious files and achieve arbitrary code execution since this endpoint lacks authentication protection and proper sanitisation of file names.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pylixm Django-Mdeditor
- Django-Mdeditor — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-DJANGOMDEDITOR-8630926 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/blob/e8dd73fb8571ddff2e7a20a4bfa88c376cc33b62… (Broken Link)
- github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/issues/151 (Issue Tracking)
- github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/pull/185 (Issue Tracking)
- github.com/pylixm/django-mdeditor/commit/3e80f9edcabc5d2fc136b05a501964b8a5e97c… (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-13030?
- CVE-2025-13030 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pylixm Django-Mdeditor, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-04-30.
- How severe is CVE-2025-13030?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.